People's Progressive Party of Guyana

The People's Progressive Party (PPP) is a Marxist-Leninist communist political party in Guyana that was founded on 1 January 1950. The party was the first mass party in the country, and it supported radical social reforms; in 1953, the British sent in troops to remove the PPP from power, fearing that a Marxist revolution was about to take place. In 1957, the People's National Congress of Guyana split from the PPP, but the PPP remained strong. Most of its supporters were Indians, but it branded itself as a multi-ethnic party.